Definition of ordinary high water mark (ohwm)

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ordinary high water mark (ohwm)

The term 'ordinary high water mark (ohwm)' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' (smp) that mark that will be found by examining the bed and banks and ascertaining where the presence and action of waters are so common and usual, and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil a character distinct from that of the abutting upland, in respect to vegetation as that condition exists on june 1, 1971, as it may naturally change thereafter, or as it may change thereafter in accordance with permits issued by a local government or the department'.

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